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Herrera, Juan Sebastian
FM🇨🇴FIDE 4403266· Male· Colombia· Born in 1991
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Juan Sebastian Herrera, a 35-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and ranked 22nd among Colombian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Final Nacional de Mayores Absoluto Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2026, IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025, and Semifinal de Mayores Absoluto Pre Selectivo Final Nacional Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2025. Also played 13 rapid (including Torneo Nacional de Mayores Rapido Absoluto 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Torneo Nacional de Mayores Blitz Absoluto 2025) recently. He took a 38-month break between Jan 2005 and Apr 2008. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 28 (Jun 2019); he also reached Colombian #18 in Jan 2019.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #8, #6, #4 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2250·Blz2202
All-time high
2371
−91 pts below
Jun 2019 · age 28
Jun 2019 · age 28
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Colombian players · of 1,476
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 31
May 2022
2019
500 career games
at age 28
Sep 2019
All-time peak 2371
at age 28 · −91 from today
Jun 2019
Peak Colombian rank: #18
at age 28 · rated 2336
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Semifinal de Mayores Absoluto Pre Selectivo Final Nacional Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2025perf 2336 (+75) · 6.5/9 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
2232 → 2280
Tournaments
3
32 games
Score
17/ 3253.1%
12W17D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAngel Gabriel Cordoba RoaIM2,359·Concentracion Final Nacional Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2026 Absoluto·R7·+12.2
2.[W]vsCristian Arrieta HernandezFM2,348·Concentracion Final Nacional Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2026 Absoluto·R1·+11.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsManuel Campos GomezIM2,369·Concentracion Final Nacional Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2026 Absoluto·R3·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/11 | #6 | 2344 | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2089 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2336 | +29.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJhon Alexander MoralesIM
🇨🇴COL·2378
+14 −13 =12
39 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJuan Camilo Arango ArenasFM
🇨🇴COL·2221
+16 −12 =5
33 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlejandro MateusFM
🇨🇴COL·2229
+6 −11 =10
27 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsSantiago Avila PavasGM
🇨🇴COL·2504
+10 −12 =3
25 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLuis Angel Florez SalazarFM
🇨🇴COL·2259
+10 −7 =5
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#22
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#523
in continent
World
#4,711
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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